Challenge

Arena das Cavernas
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wellington Pires got the match started through his kick off. Hudson Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 3rd minute of the match. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Austra VFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. Hudson Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sócrates Silva in the 20th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hudson Gaúcho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sócrates Silva got free with Arnout Reekers in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute, Raúl Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wim Wilmes struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Hudson Gaúcho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 30th minute of play forced Austra VFC's goalkeeper Hudson Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was a well-played corner which Lars Meesters managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hudson Gaúcho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute Sócrates Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute Sócrates Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Austra VFC made a substitution. Yaroslav Lyubar replaced Tomé Damião. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sócrates Silva in the 51st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Austra VFC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Leandro Vianna hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the match, Austra VFC's goalkeeper Hudson Gaúcho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. After a rather tough play, Austra VFC's Zachary Madej got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 67th minute, Sócrates Silva made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. With a little luck, Austra VFC's Hudson Gaúcho got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Austra VFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Gijsbert ter Kruimer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hudson Gaúcho quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wellington Pires in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnout Reekers saved Netherlands from getting behind. Hudson Gaúcho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 87th minute. The Austra VFC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.